GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: I go in hard. I come out soft. You blow me hard. What am I? 1726 0

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Gum.

Q: What is the function of an antagonist in a story? 1724 0

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The antagonist is the negative or opposing force in a story. It could be a human enemy, or it could be non-human, like an animal or something less tangible, like fear.   The antagonist plays an important role in story development.

Q: If a 36 cm thread is used to wrap a book, lengthwise twice and breadth wise once, what is the size of the book ? 1718 0

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    288 sq.cm
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    188 sq.cm
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    144 sq.cm
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    244 sq.cm
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Answer : 1. "288 sq.cm"
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Answer: A) 288 sq.cm Explanation: Length of the thread is 36 cms. length wise twice breath wise once then totally thrice.so 36/3 = 12.so length is 12 x 2 = 24 cmsbreath is 12 cmsArea of the book = length x breath = 24 x 12 = 288 sq.cm

Q: Train K crosses a stationary Train L in 50 seconds and a pole in 20 seconds with the same speed. The length of the Train K is 240 meters. What is the length of stationary Train L ? 1718 0

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    60 mts
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    120 mts
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    240 mts
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    360 mts
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Answer : 4. "360 mts"
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Answer: D) 360 mts Explanation: Speed of the Train K is given by s = d/t = 240/20 = 12 m/sDistance covered by Train K in 50 seconds = 12 x 50 = 600 mts.But it crosses Train L in 50 seconds Therefore, the length of the Train L is = 600 - 240 = 360 mts.

Q: 6 : 18 :: 4 : ? 1717 0

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    14
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    6
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    16
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    8
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Answer : 4. "8"
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Answer: D) 8 Explanation: Here the given number analogy follows two patterns that, 6  18 --> 6 x 3 4 12 --> 4 x 3   OR 6 18 ----> 6x6/2 = 18 4 8 ----> 4x4/2 = 8   As 12 is not available in the options, 8 is correct answer.

Q: Calculate the number of bricks, each measuring 25 cm x 15 cm x 8 cm required to construct a wall of dimensions 10 m x 4 m x 5 m when 10% of its volume is occupied by concrete ? 1713 0

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    6000
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    5400
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    3800
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    4700
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Answer : 1. "6000"
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Answer: A) 6000 Explanation: Let 'B' be the nuber of bricks. => 10 x 4/100 x 5 x 90/100 = 25/100 x 15/100 x 8/100 x B => 10 x 20 x 90 = 15 x 2 x B => B = 6000

Q: What has a neck but no head and wears a cap? 1707 0

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A bottle has a neck but no head and wears a cap.

Q: When should you stop at green and go at red? 1704 0

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While eating a watermelon, we all go along the red and stops at green.

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